“The revolution in Bahrain began on 14 February 2011, and for the past two years the struggle for human rights and dignity has been faced with a violent crackdown. Although not everyone may have heard of the revolution, Bahrain is well known for its Grand Prix and the Bahrain International Air Show. This is because the government of Bahrain want you to believe that the country is merely the home of exciting business opportunities and a modern, new Middle East. No matter how they spin it, Bahrain has had at least 84 people killed since February 2011 and more than 80 children arrested in just the past several months. People have even been arrested for things they’ve said on Twitter. I don’t know about you, but I’d hardly call that modern.”

She invites Kardashian to come good on her promise to meet with “local leaders” and learn about human rights violations which have been “largely ignored by the international community.”

She adds:

“Given your fame, it is impossible for your trip to remain apolitical. This is because it will be used to demonstrate to the international community that everything in Bahrain is fine. We can assure you that unfortunately everything is not fine, and that your celebrity status is likely to be used in order to distract the global public from Bahrain’s human rights violations.”

Alkhawaja is the daughter of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, an activist who was sentenced to life imprisonment for reportedly trying to depose the ruling Sunni royal family.

Amnesty International says human rights violations are continuing in the Gulf kingdom despite government promises that the country is on the road to reform.

She later deleted the tweets, and posted a statement saying she wanted to 'own up' to publishing them.

“I want to own up to and explain that earlier today I sent out two tweets about saying prayers for the people in Palestine and Israel and after hearing from my followers, I decided to take down the tweets because I realized that some people were offended and hurt by what I said, and for that I apologise," she wrote.

“I should have pointed out my intentions behind these tweets when I posted them. The fact is that regardless of religion and political beliefs, there are countless innocent people involved who didn’t choose this, and I pray for all of them and also for a resolution. I also pray for all the other people around the world who are caught in similar crossfires,” she added.

Human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja, released from jail this week after serving a two-month sentence for tearing a picture of the king, shows up for the funeral in Manama, Bahrain, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, of Rabab Mohamed Hasan, the elderly mother of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)